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Posted by: Norman Marks February 12, 2013 Are you still using the same personal mobile phone and tablet in your personal life as you did just 3 years ago? Most are quick to adopt new technology and all its capabilities, such as the iPhone 4 or 5, iPad with Retina Display or the Samsung Galaxy.
But I am going to guess that most of you are using the same technology as you used in 2010 (if not much older) in your work life – whether …
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Posted by: Bruce McCuaig May 3, 2012 Several years ago, my son was living with us while he went back to school. Students are usually short of cash, so when my wife and I went on a small vacation, I gave him one of my credit cards for “emergencies.”
Three days later, sitting beside a pool in Palm Springs, my phone rang. My credit card company advised that my card had been stolen and was cancelled. It was used in a college book store and pub, and the total amount involved was less than $100.00. Apparently, …
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Posted by: Sonny Dasgupta April 28, 2011 There is a saying in India: Never let your feet run faster than your shoes, which my grandfather was fond of cautioning me with whenever my youthful plans got too ambitious to execute.
I’m reminded of that saying lately as I think about the demand for data acceleration.
Organizations must deal with ever-increasing volumes of transactions and information – often thousands of transactions a second, 24 hours a day.
Any time you have such a high volume, there is an inherent risk, especially in a more strictly …
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